1. Topic-
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| Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire / The Byzantine Empire |
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2. Content-
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| Political upheavals, economic and military problems, reforms, invaders,
change from Eastern Roman Empire to Byzantine Empire, the Crusades |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Describe the reasons for the decline of the Western Empire
2. Describe the rise of the Germanic and Frankish kingdoms, the influence
of Christianity, and Charlemagne
3. Explain invasions and the forces contributing to growth of feudalism
4. Explain the Norman Conquest, Magna Carta, French Kingdoms, and
the growth of the Slavic states
5. Describe the Byzantine Empire and the effects of the Crusades
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4. Objectives-
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1. Debate reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire in 476 AD.
2. Discuss the changing role of religion in Rome.
3. Compare the Eastern Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire
4. Analyze Primary Source Document |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| PowerPoints, video clips, website links, access to textbook, Internet |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Theories of the decline of the Western Roman Empire
2. New Germanic Kingdoms
3. Role of the Church
4. Charlemagne
5. The Rise of Feudalism
6. England in the Middle Ages
7. Holy Roman Empire
8. Justinian
9. Eastern Roman Empire to Byzantine Empire
10. Crusades |
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B. Development-
1. Intermittent lecture w/PowerPoint
2. Video clips
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C. Practice-
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D. Independent Practice-
Individual WebQuest -- Byzantine Empire
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Paired grouping if needed
2. Links to websites
3. Access to visuals
4. Access to teacher notes
5. Access to PowerPoint |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Q & A
2. Class discussion |
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G. Closure-
1. Daily Review
2. Next day preview |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. In-class webquest
2. Pop quiz
3. Quiz at end of week |
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